desviar
/desˈbjaɾ/ verb B2- to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack
- to deflect
- to derail (e.g. a movement, a process)
- to bypass, to reroute, to redirect
- to siphon, to siphon off (e.g. money, funds)
- to forward (a phone call)
- to avert (e.g. one's eyes or gaze)
- to change (e.g. the subject, the course, the conversation)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- desviar
- Gerund
- desviando
- Past participle
- desviado
- Present (yo)
- desvío
- Preterite (yo)
- desvié
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
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